Where does “draght” come from?
draght (Manx) comes from Middle English draught, from Old English dreaht, from Proto-Germanic drahtuz, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.
draght (Manx): draft; to draft
Ancestry of “draght”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | draught | drawing, pull, stroke, etc |
| 2 | Old English | dreaht | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drahtuz | pulling, carrying |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |
Words derived from “draght”